by Zeke Flores<\/p>\n
” We can’t go on together with suspicious minds.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
So sang the once king of rock and roll. It’s not only true for lovers and friends but also for God’s family. Suspicion and the plotting of revenge are the way of the world, but the King of Heaven and Earth reminds us that we are not of the world if we are in Him. Let’s show ourselves to be people of nobler minds.<\/p>\n
“Do not plan evil against your neighbor, who dwells trustingly beside you. Do not contend with a man for no reason, when he has done you no harm<\/em>” (Proverbs 3:29-30).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
by Zeke Flores ” We can’t go on together with suspicious minds.” So sang the once king of rock and roll. It’s not only true for lovers and friends but also for God’s family. Suspicion and the plotting of revenge are the way of the world, but the King of Heaven and Earth reminds us…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27],"tags":[1436,399],"class_list":["post-69294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","tag-contention","tag-revenge"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":35765,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/why-do-some-use-king-james-english-in-their-prayers\/","url_meta":{"origin":69294,"position":0},"title":"Why do some use King James English in their prayers?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"November 9, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Why do some men, in their public prayer, use King James English? 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